Feb 07, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland's Franz Ferdinand are releasing a new album, Always Ascending, this Friday (February 9) via their longtime label Domino. Now they have done a session for SiriusXM where they have covered Angel Olsen's "Shut Up Kiss Me," from her fantastic 2016 album, MY WOMAN. More

Jan 23, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Angel Olsen was the guest on the Canadian radio show The Strombo Show, hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos. She did a cover of The Everly Brothers' "Since You Broke My Heart" and performed two of her songs, "Lonely Universe" (from Half Way Home) and "Some Things Cosmic" (from the Strange Cacti EP). More

Jan 04, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Sonny Smith (of Sonny and the Sunsets and other projects) is releasing a new solo album, Rod For Your Love, on March 2 via Easy Eye Sound. Now he has shared another song from it, "Burnin' Up," via its video.  More

Jan 03, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Coachella has announced the lineup for their 2018 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday April 13 and 20 is headlined by The Weeknd, Saturday April 14 and 21 is headlined by Beyoncé, and Sunday April 15 and 22 is headlined by Eminem. More

Nov 29, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Last night Angel Olsen kicked off her latest tour at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA. During the set she covered the David Bowie classic "Five Years," the opening track to 1972's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. More

Nov 10, 2017 By Kyle Mullin

Phases is the name of Angel Olsen's new release, and that might seem to be accurate enough when you consider it's a collection of rarities that span the St. Louis songstress' burgeoning career. More

Nov 10, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

In 2016 Angel Olsen released a fantastic new album, MY WOMAN, via Jagjaguwar. It made it to #3 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2016 list. While she hasn't announced its follow-up album yet, today (via Jagjaguwar) she released Phases, a new collection of B-sides, rarities, and demos, including some previously unreleased tracks. Now you can stream the whole album. More

Nov 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

This Friday, November 10 (via Jagjaguwar) Angel Olsen is releasing Phases, a new collection of B-sides, rarities, and demos, including some previously unreleased tracks. Now she has shared another song from Phases, "Sans," which is a previously unreleased home demo from 2015. She also performed the song on Morning Becomes Eclectic, on the Los Angeles public radio station KCRW. More

Oct 24, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

In 2016 Angel Olsen released a fantastic new album, MY WOMAN, via Jagjaguwar. It made it to #3 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2016 list. While she hasn't announced its follow-up album yet, on November 10 (via Jagjaguwar) she is releasing Phases, a new collection of B-sides, rarities, and demos, including some previously unreleased tracks. More

Oct 23, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Last year Hamilton Leithauser of The Walkmen teamed up with Rostam Batmanglij (formerly of Vampire Weekend) to release a collaborative album, I Had a Dream That You Were Mine, via Glassnote. Then a couple of weeks back he shared a brand new song, "Heartstruck (Wild Hunger)," that featured the guest vocals of Angel Olsen.  More

Oct 12, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Last year Hamilton Leithauser of The Walkmen teamed up with Rostam Batmanglij (formerly of Vampire Weekend) to release a collaborative album, I Had a Dream That You Were Mine, via Glassnote. Now he has shared a brand new song, "Heartstruck (Wild Hunger)," that features the guest vocals of Angel Olsen.  More

Sep 22, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

We're back down to eight Songs of the Week, after promising last week to stick with a Top 10 for awhile. But it was a slow week for new tracks. Still, there were some clear gems this week, as you will see below, with an easy choice for top song.  More

Sep 21, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

In 2016 Angel Olsen released a fantastic new album, MY WOMAN, via Jagjaguwar. It made it to #3 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2016 list. While she hasn't announced its follow-up album yet, she has announced Phases, a new collection of B-sides, rarities, and demos, including some previously unreleased tracks that's due out November 10 via Jagjaguwar.  More

Aug 11, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

In 2016 Angel Olsen released a fantastic new album, MY WOMAN, via Jagjaguwar. It made it to #3 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2016 list.  More

Jun 02, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

In 2016 Angel Olsen released a fantastic new album, MY WOMAN, via Jagjaguwar. It made it to #3 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2016 list. Now she has announced some more tour dates for this summer and fall.  More

May 04, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Austin City Limits have announced the lineup of their 2017 festival to go down in the Texas capitol this October. The event is headlined by Gorillaz, The xx, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Martin Garrix, and Chance the Rapper.  More

Mar 21, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

FYF Fest has announced its 2017 lineup. The event is due to take place July 21 to 23 at Los Angeles' Exposition Park. The headliners are Nine Inch Nails, Frank Ocean, Missy Elliott (her only 2017 show), and Björk.  More

Mar 16, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

In 2016 Angel Olsen released a fantastic new album, MY WOMAN, via Jagjaguwar. It made it to #3 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2016 list. Now she has covered the Connie Francis classic "Who's Sorry Now" for the soundtrack to Amazon's TV seriesThe Man in the High Castle.  More

Feb 14, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

In 2016 Angel Olsen released a fantastic new album, MY WOMAN, via Jagjaguwar. It made it to #3 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2016 list. Last night she stopped by Conan to perform MY WOMAN track "Give It Up. More

Jan 24, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

In 2016 Angel Olsen released a fantastic new album, MY WOMAN, via Jagjaguwar. It made it to #3 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2016 list. Now she has shared a video for the album's "Pops." More

Jan 20, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Angel Olsen has shared a brand new song, "Fly on Your Wall," as the first offering in the "Our First 100 Days" anti-President Donald Trump project.  More

Jan 13, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

During the election many indie rock musicians released anti-Donald Trump songs and likely assumed, like many liberals and Hillary Clinton supporters did, that Trump didn't have a strong chance of winning.  More

Sep 13, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Angel Olsen released her excellent new album, MY WOMAN, a couple of weeks back via Jagjaguwar. Previously she had shared videos for the album's first three singles, "Intern," "Shut Up Kiss Me," and "Sister." More

Sep 09, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our 2016 Protest Issue (out September, October, and into November), which is out now both digitally and on newsstands. We've done a Protest Issue every U.S. Presidential election year since 2004 and as before this issue features articles examining the intersection of music and politics and photo shoots with musicians holding protest signs of their own making. Then in mid-October we will be launching our charity Protest Auction, in which we auction off all the protest signs in the issue, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society.  More

Sep 07, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Cass McCombs released his great new album, Mangy Love, a couple of weeks back via ANTI- (his first for the label). When the album was first announced he shared its funky first single, "Opposite House," which features backing vocals from Angel Olsen.  More

Aug 30, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Angel Olsen is releasing a new album, MY WOMAN, this Friday (September 2) via Jagjaguwar. Previously she had shared videos for the album's first three singles, "Intern," "Shut Up Kiss Me," and "Sister."  More

Aug 24, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Angel Olsen is releasing a new album, MY WOMAN, on September 2 via Jagjaguwar. Previously she had shared videos for the album's first two singles, "Intern" and "Shut Up Kiss Me." Now she has shared another song from the album, the eight-minute long "Sister," via its video. Olsen self-directed the album's first two videos, but this time she co-directed with Conor Hagen. It features the singer/songwriter/guitarist wandering around Los Angeles and the California desert of Joshua Tree. More

Jun 29, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Angel Olsen is releasing a new album, MY WOMAN, on September 2 via Jagjaguwar. Previously she had shared a video for the album's first single, "Intern." Now here's the album's second single, "Shut Up Kiss Me," via its video. In it Olsen roller-skates in a roller rink while wearing a silver wig and singing the song, as well as hanging out in a car.  More

Jun 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Angel Olsen recently shared a mysterious new video to the YouTube account of her label, Jagjaguwar, that was determined to be for a new song entitled "Intern" potentially from an album named MY WOMAN. Now Olsen has officially announced the album.  More

Jun 01, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Angel Olsen has shared a mysterious new video to the YouTube account of her label, Jagjaguwar. Stereogum has done some detective work and says it's a video for a new song entitled "Intern" and is likely from her next album, which may or may not be titled My Woman. More

May 24, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Cass McCombs has announced a new album, Mangy Love, and shared its first single, "Opposite House," which features Angel Olsen. Mangy Love is due out August 26 via ANTI-. Rob Schnapf and Dan Horne produced the album. McCombs has also announced some tour dates.  More

Apr 27, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Wilco have announced some more tour dates. The June and August dates will include support from Kurt Vile and The Violators, Angel Olsen, William Tyler, Lucinda Williams, and Richard Tyler, depending on the show.  More

Oct 29, 2014 By Laura Studarus

“May as Well” is a heartfelt solo track from the upcoming deluxe reissue of Angel Olsen’s Burn Your fire For No Witness.  More

Sep 16, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Later this fall Jagjaguwar will release a deluxe edition of Angel Olsen's Burn Your Fire For No Witness. More

Jun 17, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Last night Angel Olsen was welcomed as the musical guest on the Late Show with David Letterman. More

May 28, 2014 By Laura Studarus

We have one month to go until the release of "What is This Heart?," Tom Krell’s third album under the How to Dress Well name.   More

May 15, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Here’s all you need to know—Angel Olsen is kinda awesome. More

Feb 10, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Next week Feb. 18 will see the release of several notable new albums. Among the most anticipated is Angel Olsen's sophomore album Burn Your Fire for No Witness, the follow-up to her 2012 debut Half Way Home. More

Feb 07, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Poised to release her brand new album Burn Your Fire for No Witness next week on Feb. 18, singer/songwriter Angel Olsen has shared another track off the effort titled "White Fire." More

Feb 03, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

On Feb. 18 Angel Olsen will release her brand new album Burn Your Fire for No Witness. More

Jan 09, 2014 By Laura Studarus

We’ve already heard “Forgiven/Forgotten,” the first single from Angel Olsen’s rough and tumble sophomore album Burn Your Fire For No Witness (due out February 18 via Jagjaguwar). Now you can take a listen to the second single “Hi-Five.”  More

Dec 05, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Check out the lo-fi video for “Forgiven/Forgotten,” the first single from Angel Olsen’s recently announced album, Burn Your Fire For No Witness. More

Nov 14, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Angel Olsen will release her new album Burn Your Fire For No Witness in early 2014 via Jagjaguwar. More

Sep 06, 2011 By John Everhart

Everyone's favorite hirsute troubadour/actor Will Oldham, AKA Bonnie "Prince" Billy, has announced the Fall release of his newest album Wolfroy Goes to Town. We have the details. More

Apr 18, 2014 By Frank Valish

The year 2014 is ramping up to be a big one for Angel Olsen. February saw the release of Olsen's sophomore album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness, her first with the   Jagjaguwar label. More

Sep 01, 2016 By Ed McMenamin

Angel Olsen threw a curve ball by announcing MY WOMAN with the "Intern" video. Clad in a silver wig, her unmistakable voice was present, but it was served over a warbling synth backdrop, simultaneously both uneasy and familiar, like an Angelo Badalamenti score. More

Feb 17, 2014 By Chris Drabick

One of the most striking things about Angel Olsen's solo work to date might be the fact that she initially made her bones utilizing her enviable pipes harmonizing with Will Oldham and as one of Emmett Kelly's Cairo Gang. On her own, her songs and delivery are so cocksure that it's no small wonder how she was ever able to comparatively keep her vocal and compositional lights under bushels. More

Nov 20, 2012 By Frank Valish

On Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Folkadelphia, the online radio show of local station WXPN, arranged an intimate acoustic show at West Philly's Studio 34 yoga/healing/arts center. The show featured newcomer Brendan Codey, Philadelphia folk institution Meg Baird, and headliner Angel Olsen. More

Apr 26, 2011 By Frank Valish

Angel Olsen has played in a couple projects with Will Oldham, but her own musical style highlights a creative spirit more in line with such jazz singers as Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. Prepare to be amazed. More